Fill in the blank: I wish Festool made a ______!

[jmbfestool]

Larger draw Sortainers   +  the ability to clip ONTOP of T-locs  just like Protool Toolbox do.

JMB

Hey - a "Sys 0.5" sortainer drawer, that inverted the Original to T-Loc linkage would be cool (T-Loc on the bottom but then as is for the top).

YEah I would like it if they could make it so that you can also stack and lock a T-loc ontop of a Sortainer using the T-loc method but I understand the reason why NOT to do this.  
Fixing a T-loc turn knob on the front of the Sortainer well dramatically reduce space  so  a 4 draw version One large and 1 medium and two small would become a One large and two small  so you would be loosing a medium draw just for the sake of it being able to lock on like a T-lock.  
I dont mind doing it the old method still just for Sortainers with the latches rather keep the medium draw.  

Stacking a Sortainer ONTOP  and being able to LOCK it onto a T-loc is complete doable and I cant see why Tanons arnt doing it its just a simple mater of altering the bottom section adding the little hook able feet and the little Lug at the front.  Cus at the moment I can not stack and lock my Sortainers ontop of a T-loc which is a little annoying.

JMB

 

[jmbfestool]

A Hoseless vac? How does that work exactly? [smile]

Simples The tool has the Vac built on it with its own built in filters and its own disposable bag when its full.  The tool might become a little heavy adding all that to it BUT it will be hoseless!

 

[semenza]

A Hoseless vac? How does that work exactly? [smile]

Simples The tool has the Vac built on it with its own built in filters and its own disposable bag when its full.   The tool might become a little heavy adding all that to it BUT it will be hoseless!

Gotta go with the  Mini for sanding though, the 48 is just too clunky in this configuration  [blink]

Seth

 

[EWTHeckman]

Fixing a T-loc turn knob on the front of the Sortainer well dramatically reduce space  so  a 4 draw version One large and 1 medium and two small would become a One large and two small  so you would be loosing a medium draw just for the sake of it being able to lock on like a T-lock.  

I've thought of this too. It seems to me that the sortainer doesn't need the full "T", if you know what I mean. Unless I'm mistaken, the sortainer doesn't have a lid which needs to be held closed. So instead of a full "T" latch, the wings could be removed, leaving a much smaller lever that could be rotated 90 degrees to the left or right to release the container above it. If they did it right, it would impinge very little into the drawer space, if at all.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

The simpler solution would be to place the knob on the back of the sortainer and it wouldn't interfere with the drawers at all. [wink]

 

[jmbfestool]

The simpler solution would be to place the knob on the back of the sortainer and it wouldn't interfere with the drawers at all.  [wink]

OR  keep the turn knob on the front and stick the draws in from the rear.  Dont know if any body already knows but sortainer draws can be inserted front and back and still work they still clip into place. 

Thing is though having your draws OR sortainer back to front from the rest of the stack  would be annoying lol

 

[Alan m]

id  like a hose that sences that the tool is running and sends a signal to the vac  to turn on. i often use my 220volt ct22 and my 110v of2000 at the same time  and forget that the vac wont auto start until im covered in dust

 

[RONWEN]

I wish Festool would put polyurethane wheels on the CTs.  Those plastic ones sound like a kid's Bigwheel trike rolling accross the shop.   [tongue]

I totally agree but can you imagine what that change will cost us???  $$$,$$$,$$$.

 

[peter halle]

I don't want a poly wheel that can grit embedded and then I can mess up a customer's floor.  I will deal with the appearance and the sound happily.  One day I would love to have a Festool head engineer have a question and answer session so that I and everyone else will be able to understand the process and the reasonings behind the design.

Just my thoughts.

Peter

 

[RONWEN]

I don't want a poly wheel that can grit embedded and then I can mess up a customer's floor.  I will deal with the appearance and the sound happily.  One day I would love to have a Festool head engineer have a question and answer session so that I and everyone else will be able to understand the process and the reasonings behind the design.

Just my thoughts.

Peter

Peter, You no doubt deal with a wide variety of customer floors and casters but I tend to think the opposite might be true -- I haven't noticed my poly casters building up with dirt or chips but I would think the hard plastic CT wheels might leave tracks on hardwood floors, etc.  Again, none of my wheels leave home.

 

[fdengel]

How about balls instead of wheels, so it can move in any direction without having to turn?

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/09/30/omni-crawler-crawling-robot/

Meanwhile, why not branch out a bit and create a FOG machine?  [laughing]

 

[harry_]

A `switch mat`, like this one

It would need to have a a little bit of electronics with it (transformer/relay/load). so that when you step on it it will start your CT. This way while you are aligning your stock on your Kapex, the vac can be 'priming'.

 

[greenMonster]

Wireless power.
Plug an adapter into the outlet and it powers all your festools in a 10meter radius

 

[Kev]

Wireless power.
Plug an adapter into the outlet and it powers all your festools in a 10meter radius

With hose-less dust collection too  [smile]

 

[greenMonster]

Ha! At least the physics of my proposal exist, heck we may see a phone in production soon enough . (granted powering a cellphone vs. a router are *slightly* different )

 

[Scott B.]

...a way to attach the Syslite to the front of my head.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

...a way to attach the Syslite to the front of my head.

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[MissHailey]

I wish Festool made a Refrigerator !

 

[tbellemare]

I wish Festool made a Refrigerator !

Try Miele.

Tom

 

[Alan m]

id like an impact or drill  that would have two trigers ,or a button to switch direction but wont stay in reverse.
i was rescrewing olddrywall to a ceiling with no stud finder. some screws would miss and i would have to switch direction. not a big deal but is very anoying and slow on a big job.
if there was a drill with trigers for both directions you would be a lot faster